Sediment- a small, soild piece of material that come from rocks or living things Erosion- occurs wen running water or wind loosen and carry the fragments of rocks away Deposition- the process which sediments settles out of the water or wind carrying it Compaction- the process that squeezes sediments together Cementation-the process which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediments together Clastic rock- a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments squeezed togethera Organic rock- a sedimentary rock that forms where the remains of livig things are deposited in thick layers Chemical rock- a sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolve in a solution and crystallize
Outline
From Sediment to Rocks
form from sediments moved by erosion
Erosion
3 forces
wind
water
ice
Deposition
after sediment has been deposited, the processes of compaction and cementation change the sediment into sedimentary rock
Sedimentary Rocks
Vocabulary
Sediment- a small, soild piece of material that come from rocks or living things
Erosion- occurs wen running water or wind loosen and carry the fragments of rocks away
Deposition- the process which sediments settles out of the water or wind carrying it
Compaction- the process that squeezes sediments together
Cementation-the process which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediments together
Clastic rock- a sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments squeezed togethera
Organic rock- a sedimentary rock that forms where the remains of livig things are deposited in thick layers
Chemical rock- a sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolve in a solution and crystallize
Outline
From Sediment to Rocks